Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing various embodiments of the invention are described in detail.
Seeing also Fig. 2, is the synoptic diagram of a kind of embodiment of liquid crystal indicator of the present invention.This liquid crystal indicator 200 comprises that the driving circuit 220 and that a liquid crystal panel 210, is used to drive this liquid crystal panel 210 is used to this driving circuit 220 that the power circuit 230 of working power is provided.
This driving circuit 220 comprises a gate drivers 250, one source pole driver 260, time schedule controller 270 and a top rake wave generation circuit 280.This gate drivers 250 is used to this liquid crystal panel 210 that scanning pulse signal is provided, this source electrode driver 260 is used to this liquid crystal panel 210 that data-signal is provided, and this time schedule controller 270 is used for the output timing control signal to control the work schedule of this gate drivers 250 and source electrode driver 260.Wherein, this time schedule controller 270 comprises an output terminal 271, and it is connected to this gate drivers 250 and source electrode driver 260 by its output terminal 271, and this output terminal 271 is used to export this timing control signal.This liquid crystal panel 210 comprises that many sweep traces that are parallel to each other 212, many are parallel to each other and intersects a plurality of pixel cells 216 that the minimum rectangular area that constitute define with the vertically insulated crossing data lines 214 of this sweep trace 212 and this multi-strip scanning line 212 and many data lines 214.This gate drivers 250 and source electrode driver 260 are connected respectively to multi-strip scanning line 212 and many data lines 214 of this liquid crystal panel 210, and by this multi-strip scanning line 212 and many data lines 214 this scanning pulse signal and data-signal are exported to corresponding pixel cell 216 respectively.
This top rake wave generation circuit 280 is connected between this power circuit 230 and this gate drivers 250, the supply voltage VDD that is used for that this power circuit 230 is provided carries out top rake to be handled generating a top rake ripple signal, and this top rake ripple signal is offered this gate drivers 250.This gate drivers 250 is used for generating a series of scanning pulse signals according to the timing control signal of the top rake ripple signal of this top rake wave generation circuit 280 outputs and the output of this time schedule controller, and should be applied to this multi-strip scanning line 212 by a series of scanning pulse signals.Wherein, this top rake ripple signal is as the high level signal Vgh of these a series of scanning pulse signal correspondences, and therefore, these a series of scanning pulse signals of these gate drivers 250 outputs have and the corresponding top rake current potential of this top rake ripple signal.
See also Fig. 3, it is the structural representation of the top rake wave generation circuit 280 in the driving circuit 220 of liquid crystal indicator 200 shown in Figure 2.This top rake wave generation circuit 280 comprises a frequency detecting unit 281, a signal processing unit 282, a storage unit 283 and a level conversion unit 284.
Wherein, this frequency detecting unit 281 is connected to the output terminal 271 of this time schedule controller 270, be used for the timing control signal of this time schedule controller 281 outputs is sampled, and sampled signal resolved detecting the frequency values of this timing control signal, and generate the frequency indicator signal of a correspondence according to the frequency values of detected this timing control signal.
This signal processing unit 282 is connected to this frequency detecting unit 281, be used to receive the frequency indicator signal that this frequency detecting unit 281 provides, according to frequency that is stored in these storage unit 283 inside in advance and top rake pulse width corresponding relation, obtain the frequency values corresponding pulse width values indicated, and generate the control signal OE of a correspondence according to this pulse width values with this frequency indicator signal.This control signal OE is a square-wave signal, and it comprises the top rake pulse, the top rake pulse width values that the size of this top rake pulse width gets access to from this storage unit 283 for this signal processing unit 282.Particularly, in one embodiment, the frequency of this timing control signal and this top rake pulse width can have following relation: this top rake pulse width increases along with the increase of the frequency of this timing control signal (promptly the refreshing frequency of this LCD increases).For instance, when the refreshing frequency of supposing this LCD was 60Hz, the top rake pulse width of this control signal OE was T1; When the refreshing frequency of this LCD is that the top rake pulse width of this control signal of 75Hz OE is T2; When the refreshing frequency of this LCD is that the top rake pulse width of this control signal of 45Hz OE is T3, T3<T1<T2 then.
This storage unit 283 can be stored this frequency and top rake pulse width corresponding relation by the mode that disposes a look-up table.Particularly, this storage unit 283 can comprise that one has the look-up table 2831 of a plurality of list items.Each list item in this look-up table 2831 corresponds respectively to different frequency values, and this list item comprises this frequency values and relevant top rake pulse width values.When this signal processing unit 282 found corresponding list item according to the indicated frequency values of this frequency indicator signal in this look-up table, this storage unit 283 just can be exported to this signal processing unit 282 with the top rake pulse width values in this list item.
This level conversion unit 284 is connected between this signal processing unit 282 and this gate drivers 250, it is used to receive the control signal OE that this signal processing unit 282 provides, and the supply voltage VDD that under the control of this control signal OE this power circuit 230 is provided converts a top rake ripple signal to and exports to this gate drivers 250.
Particularly, this level conversion unit 284 can comprise a first transistor 285, a transistor seconds 286, a discharge resistance 287 and a reverser 288.Wherein, this the first transistor 285 and this transistor seconds 286 are nmos type transistor, the grid of this first transistor 285 is connected to this signal processing unit 282 by this reverser 288, and its source electrode is by these discharge resistance 287 ground connection, and its drain electrode is connected to the source electrode of this transistor seconds 286.The drain electrode of this transistor seconds 286 is connected to this power circuit 230, be used to receive this supply voltage VDD, and its grid is connected to this signal processing unit 282.And, circuit node between the source electrode of the drain electrode of this first transistor 285 and this transistor seconds 286 can be used as the output terminal 289 of this level conversion unit 284, and it further is connected to this gate drivers 250, is used to export the top rake ripple signal that this level conversion unit 284 generates.
This control signal OE can control the conducting of this first transistor 285 and this transistor seconds 286 and end, and under the effect of this reverser 288, alternate conduction between this first transistor 285 and this transistor seconds 286, this transistor seconds 286 ends during i.e. these the first transistor 285 conductings, when this first transistor 285 ends, these transistor seconds 286 conductings.In fact, this top rake pulse width is corresponding with the ON time of this first transistor 285.In the present embodiment, the low level period of this control signal OE is defined as this top rake pulse, and promptly this top rake pulse is a negative pulse in the present embodiment.
Particularly, when this control signal OE was high level, this first transistor 285 ended and these transistor seconds 286 conductings, the supply voltage VDD output that this moment, this level conversion unit 284 just directly provided this power circuit 230; When this control signal OE is low level, i.e. this top rake pulse is provided to this level conversion unit 284, these the first transistor 285 conductings and this transistor seconds 286 end, and this moment, this supply voltage VDD was cut off, and this first transistor 285 and this discharge resistance 287 common discharge paths that form.This discharge paths can be carried out discharge process to this output terminal 289, thereby makes the current potential of this output terminal 289 begin to reduce gradually from VDD, and OE converts high level again to until this control signal.Thus, this level conversion unit 284 is just exported one this power circuit VDD is carried out that top rake is handled and the top rake ripple signal that obtains, and as shown in Figure 4, wherein the top rake time of this top rake ripple signal is consistent with this top rake pulse width.
The internal circuit configuration that should be appreciated that this level conversion unit 284 described above only is a kind of optional embodiment.In a kind of alternate embodiment, this the first transistor 285 and this transistor seconds 286 can also be respectively pmos type transistor and nmos type transistor, can not need to adopt this reverser 288 in this case, just can and directly the grid of the transistor seconds 286 of the grid of the first transistor 285 of this pmos type and this nmos type is electrically connected and directly receive this control signal OE mutually.Certainly, for realizing above-mentioned functions, this level conversion unit 284 can also have other circuit structure, as: in another kind of alternate embodiment, when this first transistor 285 can also be the pmos type transistor with this transistor seconds 286, only need directly receive this control signal OE with the first transistor 285 this moment, and this transistor seconds 286 gets final product by this reverser 288 this control signal of reception OE.
Further, for understanding the foregoing description better,, the course of work of this liquid crystal indicator 200 is introduced below in conjunction with Fig. 5 and the scanning sequence figure of described liquid crystal indicator 200 under different refreshing frequencys shown in Figure 6.
See also Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the scanning sequence figure of this liquid crystal indicator 200 under a kind of refreshing frequency.Wherein, OE represents this control signal; G
I-1, G
i, G
I+1Scanning pulse signal (i is a natural number, i>1) on any adjacent three sweep traces 212 of representative.Particularly, when this liquid crystal indicator 200 carries out work with one first refreshing frequency (such as 60Hz), the refreshing frequency value that this sequential control circuit 270 is current according to this liquid crystal panel 210, output one timing control signal corresponding with current refreshing frequency value (for ease of description, below becoming first timing control signal) also offers this top rake wave generation circuit 280, this gate drivers 250 and this source electrode driver 260 by its output terminal 271.
After this top rake wave generation circuit 280 received this first timing control signal, 281 pairs of these first timing control signals of this frequency detecting unit were sampled and are parsed its frequency values, and generated and export corresponding frequency indicator signal.This signal processing unit 282 receives after this frequency indicator signal, from the pre-configured look-up table 2831 of this storage unit 283, find relevant entries and obtain corresponding top rake pulse width values, and generate corresponding control signal OE according to this top rake pulse width values.This control signal OE comprises a plurality of top rake pulses, and as shown in Figure 5, this moment, the top rake pulse width of this control signal OE was T1.This level conversion unit 284 can receive this control signal OE, and under the control of this control signal OE, generates top rake ripple signal as shown in Figure 5 and offer this gate drivers 250.
This gate drivers 250 is exported a series of scanning pulse signals to this multi-strip scanning line 212 according to this first timing control signal that receives and this top rake ripple signal.Particularly, this first timing control signal can be a pulse signal, and it comprises a plurality of effect pulses, and in the present embodiment, this effect pulse is a positive pulse.A plurality of effect pulses of these a series of scanning pulse signals and this timing control signal are one to one.
In the period that this effect pulse is worked (when promptly this effect pulse is provided to this gate drivers 250, in present embodiment, it is the high level period of this first timing control signal), the low level signal Vgl of these gate drivers 250 these a series of scanning pulse signal correspondences of output.(is the time period between adjacent two effect pulses in this effect pulse Puiescent, inoperative period, in present embodiment, it is the low level period of this first timing control signal), this gate drivers 250 is promptly exported the high level signal Vgh of these a series of scanning pulse signal correspondences with the top rake ripple signal output of these top rake wave generation circuit 280 outputs.
Particularly, when i-1 effect during end-of-pulsing, the scanning pulse signal G on the i bar sweep trace 212 then
iThe high level period, promptly this moment, this gate drivers 250 exported this top rake ripple signal to this i bar sweep trace 212, with the scanning pulse signal G of this top rake ripple signal as this i bar sweep trace 212
iHigh level signal Vgh provide to this i bar sweep trace; When this i effect pulse when beginning, the scanning pulse signal G on the i bar sweep trace 212 then
iThe high level period finish, promptly this gate drivers 360 provides low level signal Vgl to be applied to i bar sweep trace 212.
Further, because this top rake ripple signal has the top rake current potential under the effect of this control signal OE, therefore, when this gate drivers 250 with this top rake ripple signal during as the high level signal Vgh of these a series of scanning pulse signals, these a series of scanning pulse signals can have the top rake current potential equally.
Again because, the top rake pulse of this control signal OE is also corresponding one by one with the effect pulse of this first timing control signal, and there are the overlapping time (this overlapping time is to postpone to be provided with for avoiding these a series of scanning pulse signals to take place) in this top rake pulse that corresponds to each other in time, and this effect pulse.The existence of time because this overlaps, when the top rake pulse of this control signal OE does not also finish, the effect pulse of this first timing control signal begins, make the high level signal Vgh of each scanning pulse signal that this gate drivers 250 is exported only intercept the major part of this top rake ripple signal, therefore, each scanning pulse signal G
iHigh level signal Vgh comprise a top rake level time less than this top rake pulse width, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe top rake level time be that this top rake pulse begins time period of beginning to the effect pulse of correspondence.Simultaneously, in this top rake level time, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe waveform of high level Vgh identical with this top rake ripple signal, thus, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe pulse end have a top rake current potential.That is, before this scanning pulse signal was low level Vgl from high level Vgh saltus step, because the effect of this top rake pulse, promptly this discharge paths was carried out discharge process to this output terminal 289, made this scanning pulse signal G
iLevel descend gradually, thereby this scanning pulse signal G
iCorresponding level hopping amplitude Vgh-Vgl is reduced.
From the above: this scanning pulse signal G
iThe top rake level time be that this top rake pulse begins time period of beginning to the effect pulse of correspondence, and usually, time and width that the effect pulse of the timing control signal under each refreshing frequency occurs are fixed, therefore, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe top rake level time can be by changing this control signal OE the top rake pulse width and the time of appearance change.In the present embodiment, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe top rake level time be to control by the top rake pulse width of adjusting this control signal OE.Further, this scanning pulse signal G
iThe top rake level time influence the high level Vgh fall (being the amplitude of top rake current potential) of this scanning pulse signal, under the constant situation of the discharge rate of this discharge paths, this top rake level time is long more, promptly discharge time long more, this scanning pulse signal G
iHigh level Vgh fall big more.Suppose that under this first refreshing frequency, this top rake level time is Te, the high level Vgh fall of this scanning pulse signal corresponds to Ve.
In addition, by this multi-strip scanning line 212, when this pixel cell 216 is applied in above-mentioned scanning pulse signal, correspondingly, this source electrode driver 260 offers this pixel cell 216 with the data-signal of correspondence by data line 214 is parallel, carries out picture and shows thereby drive this liquid crystal panel 210.
See also Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the scanning sequence figure of this liquid crystal indicator 200 under another kind of refreshing frequency, particularly, when this liquid crystal indicator 200 carried out work with one second refreshing frequency (such as 75Hz), this second refreshing frequency was greater than this first refreshing frequency.The refreshing frequency value that this sequential control circuit 270 is current according to this liquid crystal panel 210, second timing control signal that output one is corresponding with current refreshing frequency value also offers this top rake wave generation circuit 280, this gate drivers 250 and this source electrode driver 260 by its output terminal 271.At this moment, when the frequency that this top rake wave generation circuit 280 detects the timing control signal of this time schedule controller 270 outputs changes, just search the look-up table of these storage unit 282 inside again, thereby obtain the top rake pulse width values corresponding, and regenerate a pair of control signal OE ' that answers with this second timing control signal.In the present embodiment, the top rake pulse width T 2 of this control signal OE ' can be greater than the top rake pulse width T 1 of this control signal OE.This level conversion unit 284 is under the control of this control signal OE ', make this top rake wave generation circuit 280 provide the top rake ripple signal of top rake time increase to this gate drivers 250, this gate drivers 250 further can generate a series of scanning pulse signals that have identical top rake current potential with former scanning pulse signal under the control of this second timing control signal, and export the multi-strip scanning line 212 of this liquid crystal panel 210 to, drive this liquid crystal panel 210 display frame under adjusted refreshing frequency thereby match with this source electrode driver 260.
Particularly, by controlling the top rake pulse width of this control signal OE ', the top rake level time Te that guarantees the scanning pulse signal under the time period (i.e. the top rake level time of the scanning pulse signal under this second refreshing frequency) of this top rake pulse between beginning to begin to the effect pulse of correspondence and first refreshing frequency is identical, and then the amplitude of the top rake current potential of the scanning pulse signal under the high level Vgh fall of the scanning pulse signal under this second refreshing frequency (being the amplitude of top rake current potential) Ve and first refreshing frequency is identical.
By above description as can be seen, in this liquid crystal indicator 200, because these driving circuit 220 inside provide a top rake ripple signal to this gate drivers 250 by this top rake wave generation circuit 280, make the hopping amplitude of scanning pulse signal when high level Vgh is converted to low level Vgl of this gate drivers 250 outputs be reduced, just can be reduced in the influence of level saltus step moment thus to the liquid crystal capacitance of the pixel cell in this liquid crystal panel 210, thereby reduce the scintillation of these liquid crystal panel 210 pictures, improve the picture display quality of this liquid crystal indicator 200.
And, when the refreshing frequency of the liquid crystal panel 210 in this liquid crystal indicator 200 changes, this top rake wave generation circuit 280 can detect the frequency change situation of corresponding timing control signal, and produce control signal again adjusting the top rake ripple signal of its output, thereby make and be consistent before the top rake level time of scanning pulse signal of these gate drivers 250 outputs and top rake current potential and the refreshing frequency adjustment with corresponding top rake pulse width.Thus, this liquid crystal indicator 200 just can effectively reduce because the film flicker phenomenon that the refreshing frequency adjustment of this liquid crystal panel 210 may cause, thereby further guarantees its picture display quality.
See also Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, Fig. 7 is the synoptic diagram of the top rake wave generation circuit of liquid crystal panel drive circuit of the present invention, and Fig. 8 is the oscillogram of the top rake ripple signal of top rake wave generation circuit generation shown in Figure 7.This top rake wave generation circuit 380 only is with the difference of the top rake wave generation circuit 280 of better embodiment: the control signal in control signal OE and the better embodiment is just opposite, the i.e. back pulse each other of control signal in this control signal OE and first embodiment, the high level period of this control signal OE is defined as this top rake pulse, and promptly this top rake pulse is a positive pulse in the present embodiment; Simultaneously, this first transistor 385 directly receives this control signal OE, and this transistor seconds 386 receives this control signal OE by reverser 388.
In this change embodiment, though the control signal in this control signal OE and first embodiment is back pulse each other, yet, because the effect of this reverser 388, in fact, provide to the signal of this first transistor 385 grids and better embodiment provide to the signal of this first transistor 285 grids be identical, provide to the signal of this transistor seconds 386 grids and better embodiment provide to the signal of this transistor seconds 286 grids also be identical, therefore, the liquid crystal panel drive circuit of this change embodiment can reach with the same effect of this better embodiment.
Yet, it is described that the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, as: in the another kind change embodiment of this better embodiment, the top rake pulse width T 2 of this control signal OE ' also can equal the top rake pulse width T 1 of this control signal OE, the i.e. top rake pulse width of this control signal OE when the frequency of this timing control signal changes, remain unchanged (perhaps T2 also can be slightly less than T1), but guarantee that the time period Te of this top rake pulse between beginning to begin to the effect pulse of correspondence remains unchanged when the frequency of this timing control signal changes, the top rake level time Te that promptly guarantees the scanning pulse signal under the different refreshing frequencys is identical, and then, the amplitude Ve of the top rake current potential of the scanning pulse signal under the different refreshing frequencys is identical, effectively reduces because refreshing frequency changes the film flicker phenomenon that may cause thus.